The City of Victoria is committed to protecting its parks and the natural environment and keeping park activities safe for everyone, including people seeking temporary overnight shelter.

There are no designated campgrounds in Victoria and overnight recreational camping is not permitted in parks. However, people experiencing homelessness can shelter in a number of designated City parks, while following some basic rules:

• Sheltering is not permitted in environmentally sensitive areas, playgrounds, sports fields, flower beds, community gardens and horticultural areas, cemeteries, footpaths, and roads within a park

• The size of individual sheltering sites is restricted to nine square metres

• Four metre spacing is required between shelters, as well as between shelters and other areas where sheltering is prohibited, and eight metres from playgrounds

• Sheltering in a park is prohibited within 50 metres of a school

• Possession of gas fired appliances and combustibles are prohibited in all city parks

• Do not attach shelters to trees or shrubs, park benches, lamp posts or other structures

• Do not remove tree branches or use City property to construct shelters

• Keep your shelter site clean and properly dispose of all garbage

Due to the pandemic, at this time shelters can remain up during the day.

If these safety rules and other regulations are not followed, structures may be required to be taken down or moved.

The attached map shows City parks with washroom and potable water facilities where sheltering is permitted. For a complete list, go to victoria.ca/sheltering

Temporary Outdoor Sheltering in Parks Information for People Experiencing Homelessness on Sheltering Locations

CITY OF VICTORIA SEPTEMBER 2020

Shelters and Services Our Place Society 919 Pandora Avenue, 250.388.7112

• Mat program, washrooms, food, showers, storage

Rock Bay Landing 535 Ellice Street, 250.383.1951

• Shelter beds, showers (9-11 a.m., 1-3 p.m. daily)

Salvation Army Addiction Recovery 525 Johnson Street, 250.384.3396

• Shelter beds, community meals (12:45-1:45 p.m. Mon-Fri)

Sandy Merriman House for Women 809 Burdett Avenue, 250.480.1408

• Shelter beds. Residents will have access to showers, washrooms, laundry and food

Mustard Seed Street Church & Food Bank

625 Queens Avenue, 250.953.1575• Food hampers (10 a.m.-1 p.m. Mon-

Fri), lunch (12 p.m. Mon-Fri), clothing, portable toilet

Laundry Costs vary by location.

Prestine Drycleaners and Laudromat 255 Menzies Street, 250.386.2220

LaundroLounge 1309 Cook Street, 250.386.1799

Scrubby’s Laundromat 50 Burnside Road West (Saanich)

250.389.1626

Housing ServicesCity staff can help you register with BC Housing and connect you with services and supports, working closely with our community partners. Completing a housing application means you will be considered for a spot when new housing opportunities become available.

BC HousingTo register for subsidized housing, apply online at: www.bchousing.org

1.800.257.7756

Pacifica Housing Downtown Outreach Services

826 Cormorant Street, 250.356.2555

Harm Reduction AVI Health and Community Services 713 Johnson Street,

Call/text: 250.896.AVIX (2849)

Daily Dose Society 250.800.0569

Indigenous Harm Reduction Team (iHeart) indigenousharmreductionteam@gmail.com

PEERS Night Outreach 250.744.0171 RV parked nightly

Pembroke St. 7:15-8:45 p.m. Rock Bay 9:15 p.m.-10:30 p.m.

Pandora Clinic – OAT Opioid Agonist Therapy) treatment 922 Pandora Avenue, 250.294.6714

Rock Bay Landing Overdose Prevention Unit (OPU)

535 Ellice Street, 250.383.1951

SOLID Outreach 1056 North Park Street, 250.298.9497

The Harbour 941 Pandora Avenue, 250.519.5303

Crisis SupportVancouver Island Crisis Line

Call: 1.888.494.3888. 24-hour crisis line

Text: 250.800.3806 from mobile phone

FOR MORE INFORMATION:T 250.361.0215 E bylawservices@victoria.ca 1 CENTENNIAL SQUARE, VICTORIA, BC V8W 1P6 | victoria.ca

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Parks LocationBeacon Hill Park Cook, Dallas & Douglas

Cecelia Ravine Park 475 Burnside Rd EastCentennial Square 1 Centennial SquareGonzales Park 1809 Crescent RdHollywood Park 1700 Fairfield StIrving Park 250 Menzies StOaklands Park 1550 Kings RdPemberton Park 1855 Richardson StRegatta Point (Railyards) Tyee RdStadacona Park 1490 Pandora AveVictoria West Park 155 Wilson St

Beacon Hill Park

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Washroom 24/7

Information current as of September 17, 2020

Sheltering Areas for Beacon Hill Park